Last September the Global Fund announced the new members of its Youth Council. Among the new members is Bella Aubree, National Coordinator of Inti Muda Indonesia - the Indonesian young key populations network. Bella Aubree is a young Indonesian trans woman who has dedicated nearly six years to working on sexual and reproductive health, HIV, TB and human rights, focusing on young key populations and people living with HIV.
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On Friday 4 October, the multiparty initiative on global health and sexual and reproductive health & rights (SRHR) was launched at Nieuwspoort in The Hague. Hosted by the Dutch Global Health Alliance (DGHA) and the SRHR platform, this initiative aims to maintain the Netherlands’ leadership role on global health and SRHR by bringing parliamentarians from a broad range of political parties together to stand up for these issues. After dynamic discussions and reflections, the parliamentarians made their commitment to global health and SRHR official by signing up as members of the new multiparty initiative. Eight political parties have joined the initiative, reaffirming that health not only transcends borders, it also transcends politics.
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The strong partnership between Inti Muda East Kalimantan and the Samarinda City Health Office, powered by impactful advocacy, has led to remarkable achievements. On April 4, 2024, Inti Muda East Kalimantan was invited by the Samarinda Health Office as a community representative to help the government select 10 new locations for PrEP services. By the end of May 2024, these new sites were operational, raising the total number of PrEP services in Samarinda to 12. This success is a testament to Inti Muda East Kalimantan’s effective contributions in establishing youth-friendly services for the LGBTIQ+ community, with a special focus on young transgender women.
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A new report by the Guttmacher Institute shows that Dutch investments in development cooperation have given 8.5 million people access to modern contraception and 2.6 million people to HIV-care and testing. The new report has looked into the proposed budget cuts for development cooperation by the new Dutch government and the impact on girls, women and LGBTIQI+ people around the world. According to Guttmacher, in 2024 alone Dutch support has prevented 2.6 million unintended pregnancies and 938,000 unsafe abortions, saving an estimated 2800 lives.
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